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Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Soil and Water Analysis Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026

Syllabus for Soil and Water Analysis

Major · Geography · Semester 6 · TY BA · 2 credits · 50 marks · 30 hours

Module 1: Soil Analysis

  • 1 Soil: Definition and importance of soil, formation of soils and characteristics, Types of soil in India, properties of soil.
  • 2 Field survey: Analyze pH, Fertility, Temperature, Moisture, Humidity & Sunlight.
  • (Soil testing survey report- Test at least 10 soil samples.)

Module 2: Water Analysis

  • 1 Water- Definition and importance of water, distribution of water and characteristics, properties of water.
  • 2 Field survey: Analyze pH, Hardness, Temperature , Total Dissolved Solids (TDS).
  • (Water testing survey report- Test at least 10 Water samples.)

Text Books

  • 1 Yadav, Shashi S (2020),: Methods of Soil and Water Analysis - Satish Serial Publishing House, New Delhi.
  • 2 Narayan Panda (2019),: Principles of Soil and Water Analysis- New India Publishing Agency - NIPA
  • 3 Vinod Kumar (2021),: Soil Testing and Analysis - ) Satish Serial Publishing House New Delhi.
  • 4 Brajendra N. S. Azad,: Soil Testing and Analysis - New India Publishing Agency
  • 5 Indian Society of Soil Science,: (2019) Soil Analysis Generic publication
  • 6 Kaur Kanwaljit (2020),: Handbook of Water and Wastewater Analysis - Atlantic Publishers & Distributors Pvt Ltd
  • 7 G. L. Austin ( 2019) Water-Analysis - Forgotten Books Dalton House, , London,
  • 8 A.G.S.Reddy (2020),: A Textbook on Water Chemistry: Sampling, Data Analysis and Interpretation - Nova Science Publishers, USA 11 Instruments:
  • 1 amiciSense 6-in-1 Soil Tester
  • 2 YAMron 7-in-1 Soil&Water Meter
  • 3 Ionix 3 in 1 PH & TDS & EC Meter Water Testing Meter Combo
  • 4 7-in-1 Soil&Water Meter
  • 5 Direct Soil EC Tester - HI98331
  • 6 Digital PH Meter Soil Tester
  • 7 amiciSense 3 in 1 Soil Moisture Meter
  • 8 Tds Meter
  • 9 TDS meter and PH Meter
  • 10 PH Meter
  • 11 3 in 1 Tds Meter,EC Meter and Temperature meter
  • 12 4-in-1 Digital Water Testing Meter
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